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Finance Manager

Severn Academies Educational Trust, Stourport-On-Severn, DY13 8AX

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• Job start date

  15 October 2025

• Closing date

  20 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: PO2 (Points 32-35) £42,839 - £46,142 FTE

Finance Manager job summary

Finance Manager

Permanent Post

Salary per annum PO2 (Points 32-35) £42,839 - £46,142 FTE

24hrs per week, TTO plus additional working weeks during holidays (negotiable)

Severn Academies Educational Trust (SAET) central team has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and committed accountant to join our Trust as Finance Manager.

The Finance Manager will play a pivotal role in achieving financial sustainability by providing high quality management that enables efficient and effective delivery of the Trust’s core aims. You will ensure that financial and budgetary controls are well managed, promoting good resource management across the organisation, so that public money is safeguarded at all times and deployed appropriately, economically and effectively. You'll be a proactive team player, instrumental in meeting the Service Level Expectations of the Finance Team.

We are looking for a highly capable and motivated individual who can demonstrate:

• A proven track record of success within a busy accountancy function, operating all aspects of a finance system, including automated financial processes and reporting.
  
• Experience of educational finance within a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT).
  
• Strong analytical skills
  
• A collaborative Team Player with a ‘can do’ attitude and exceptional attention to detail.
  
• Experience in managing Credit Control/Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger.
  
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Trust.
  

Severn Academies Educational Trust is committed to harnessing talent and developing its people with a range of opportunities for further professional development.

Other benefits include:

• Generous Occupational Pension
  
• Free confidential Employee Health and Well-being service including access to counselling support
  
• Free confidential employee helpline 24/7
  
• Incremental pay progression and cost of living increases in line with government policy
  
• Flexible working arrangements to support colleagues with work-life balance.
  

Severn Academies Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

For further details of the Trust and the post, please refer to our website, applications via ETeach

Closing date: 9am Monday 20th October 2025 with interviews being held shortly after.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Severn Academies Educational Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Severn Academies Educational Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/severn-academies-educational-trust

Chair’s Welcome

Welcome to Severn Academies Educational Trust (SAET)

As the Chair of the Board of Trustees, I am delighted to welcome you to the Severn Academies Educational Trust. Our commitment to providing exceptional education and fostering a supportive and inclusive environment is at the heart of everything we do in our mission to grow brilliance

At SAET, we believe in the power of education to transform lives and communities. Our dedicated team of educators and staff work tirelessly to ensure that every student receives the highest quality education and the support they need to succeed. We are proud of our achievements and the positive impact we have on our students’ lives.

Our focus on community and innovation reflects our commitment to preparing our students for the future. We strive to create a learning environment that not only nurtures academic excellence but also promotes environmental stewardship and social responsibility. We want our pupils to become beacons of excellence.

Thank you for visiting our website. We invite you to explore and learn more about our schools, our values, and our vision for the future.

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